In Los Angeles, a city council committee is considering a plan pushed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to require photo-identification cards for immigrants<\/a>. Villaraigosa says that the cards are official IDs for those who want to use banking services.<\/p>\n Those critical of the proposal, including the anti-immigration group Federation for American Immigration Reform, say that the IDs are part of a plan to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to live and work in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Mayor Villaraigosa has stated that the concept for the cards was to deter crime, as more people can use banking services and not have to worry about being robbed of large sums of cash. <\/p>\n Another proposal which was dismissed was the creation of a new type of library card that doubled as a debit card. There are currently an estimated 4.3 million immigrants in Los Angeles, and the proposal to add LA, the nation’s (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Los Angeles, a city council committee is considering a plan pushed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to require photo-identification cards for immigrants. Villaraigosa says that the cards are official IDs for those who want to use banking services. Those critical…<\/span><\/p>\n